It’s no secret that The CW’s Riverdale is filmed in and around Vancouver — KJ Apa (aka Archie) was just in the news for getting into a car accident while driving from the show’s studios in Langley back to his Vancouver hotel.

If you’re a fan of the show (and who isn’t, really?) then head over to travel photography blog Atlas of Wonders to check out their list of Riverdale filming locations. From Mission’s Rocko’s Family Diner (aka Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe) to the house of Archie and his father in Vancouver’s Grandview Woodland neighbourhood, there’s enough locations around Vancouver and The Fraser Valley that you’re sure to put more than a few kilometres on your jalopy.

Wander the back alleys and laneways off Main Street in Mount Pleasant to see almost 100 large-scale murals painted onto the walls of art studios and storebacks for Vancouver’s annual Mural Festival. Spot graffiti street art from locally renowned artists/musicians like Andy Dixon and Jenny Ritter to new mural artists like Sandeep Johal to First Nations artists Bracken Hanuse Corlett (of the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations) and Corey Bulpitt (Naikun Raven clan).

Andrea Wan. Photo: Janelle Hollyrock, July 2017

Late to the game, Vancouver’s first mural festival only just debuted in 2016. In contrast, Nuart Festival — widely considered to be the first street art festival in the world — has happened annually in Stavanger, Norway since 2001, and dozens of cities from Montreal to Istanbul have been hosting mural festivals since 2012.